There are two reasons this movie is on my list. The second is a major spoiler- you’ve been warned!

The first is the farmhouse scene at the beginning, which is the screenshot to the right. That scene was so tense, so taut, and it worked so beautifully that I am in awe. This was Quentin Tarantino at his absolute best, drawing us into his characters and their situation so deeply that you can’t look away. I loved every second of it. Sometimes, I just go and watch that scene. It’s that good. That’s the first reason this movie is on my list.

The second reason is that they kill Hitler! How awesome was that! There have been so many movies with Hitler in them, and no one else ever had the insight and the guts to just say “Screw it, this is a movie, it’s not real, and I’m going to kill Hitler! After all, it’s what everyone wants!” Indeed, it is what everyone wanted, and I wish I’d thought of it, and that’s the second reason I wish I’d written this great movie.

Hello!

This book tells the incredible true story of Felix "Bush" Breazeale, a feared hermit who attracted ten thousand strangers to the funeral he held while still alive in 1938. It is the true story that inspired my 2010 film Get Low.

I had begun researching Get Low as an outsider, a New Yorker married into a skeptical East Tennessee family. By the time Get Low arrived in theaters ten years later, I had earned their trust. They opened doors that allowed me to finally learn why Bush had his funeral while he was still alive, and why so many people came. I found the moving story of a man trapped by his culture and past, desperate to rewrite his life's story before it was too late. Uncle Bush's Live Funeral shows that any outcast can find acceptance, and any label can be overcome, available now by clicking on the picture above.